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ISBN-10: 1155865618
ISBN-13: 9781155865614
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 387. Not illustrated. Chapters: Galactus, Poison Ivy, Silver Surfer, Mary Jane Watson, Black Panther, Skrull, Blue Beetle, High Evolutionary, Parasite, Ares, Enchantress, Bill Foster, Mimic, Karate Kid, Peppermint Patty, Sharon Carter, Maximus, Royal Flush Gang, Rhino, Fixer, Ego the Living Planet, Boomerang, Happy Hogan, Spellbinder, Klaw, Wyatt Wingfoot, Collector, Peacemaker, Ferro Lad, White Witch, Living Laser, Ocean Master, Cluemaster, Nemesis Kid, R. J. Brande, Computo, Gladiator, Rond Vidar, Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, Universo, Stanley and His… Monster, Man-Beast, Mendel Stromm, Shaggy Man, Looter, Lone Sloane, Volla, Mutant Master, Jigsaw. Excerpt: The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966), the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "The Galactus Trilogy." Originally, Norrin Radd, a young astronomer of the planet Zenn-La, made a bargain with the cosmic entity Galactus, pledging to serve as his herald in order to save his homeworld from destruction. Imbued in return with a tiny portion of Galactus' Power Cosmic, Radd acquired great powers and a new version of his original appearance. Galactus also created for Radd a surfboard-like craft modeled after a childhood fantasy of his on which he would travel at speeds beyond that of light. Known from then on as the Silver Surfer, Radd began to roam the cosmos searching for new planets for Galactus to consume. When his travels finally took him to Earth, the Surfer came face-to-face with the Fantastic Four, a team of powerful superheroes that helped him to rediscover his nobility of spirit. Betraying Galactus, the Surfer saved Earth but was punished in return by being exiled there. The Silver Surfer debuted as an unplanned addition to the superhero-team comic Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966...